Struggling on those Off Days

 

 

     All of us have those days when we can't resist grabbing our camera gear and heading out for a day of shooting, and we often do so without a plan. For whatever reason, we just need to get out of the house or the office and spend some quality time in the field. Unfortunately, more often than not, we return home without a camera full of great images. Either the light didn't cooperate, the wind just won't give us a break, or nature just wasn't providing us with images worth capturing. It happens to all of us no matter the skill level or the personal dedication. Simply put, "not everyday is going to be productive."

 

      Even so, the wonderful thing about photography is that it makes us work at hunting down subjects worthy of capture. For some it might be flowers in a field, and for others it might be an old rusty truck next to an old barn. It really doesn't matter what we're shooting........it only matters that we do our best to employ all of the skills we have as photographers to make the image worthy of viewing. Our job is to take what's in front of us and to make it into something special. Your camera and your skills can make that happen, and that folks is a wonderful thing.